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Biden administration to write workplace safety rule tackling heat stress, but ag group urges caution
The American Farm Bureau Federation cautioned the Biden administration against enacting "one-size fits all" regulations, saying individual health needs and regional differences in weather must be recognized.
September 21 , 2021
Expanding the global supply window for Hass-like fruit
PRESS RELEASE Looking for an avocado that is similar to hass? Interested in an avocado variety that has a different supply time window with similar eating characteristics? Want fruit with solid post-harvest attributes and organoleptic data? Well, that is exactly what Corretajes Percit, a Chilean based company, and Avotopia™ a California native company, believe the […]
September 20 , 2021
Morrisons first U.K. supermarket to ban plastic packaging from bananas
The supermarket giant - one of the 'Big Four' in Great Britain - announced a pledge to replace plastic bags with paper bands on some of its bananas - which is the second most bought item in stores.
September 20 , 2021
Global peach and nectarine exports to fall in 2021-22, cherries to rise
EU peach and nectarine production is forecast down significantly as growers in Spain, Italy, Greece, and France experienced a second straight year of destructive frost and rain.
September 20 , 2021
"Incredibly disappointing": PMA forced to cancel Fresh Summit 2021
In a video message, PMA CEO Cathy Burns said the decision had been made due to the impact of Hurricane Ida, which devastated the region three weeks ago, and now Tropical Storm Nicholas.
September 20 , 2021
Taiwan threatens to take China to WTO in new spat over fruit
Taiwan threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization on Sunday after Beijing said it would suspend sugar apple and wax apple imports from the island on pest concerns, in the latest spat between the two over fruit.
September 20 , 2021
California port congestion: Number of waiting ships shatters all previous records
The number of container ships at anchor or drifting in San Pedro Bay off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has now blown through all previous records and is rising by the day.
September 20 , 2021
Avocado's nickname "green gold" has been taken literally in new sculpture worth almost US$3M
Artist Tim Bengel is debuting his newest work, a sculpture of avocado toast covered in more than €300,000 (US$354,000) worth of liquid gold at Berlin Art Week.
September 17 , 2021
Dole Fresh Vegetables announces limited recall of curly leaf parsley
Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of conventional curly leaf parsley, over fears of a possible E. coli
September 17 , 2021
California: Navel orange crop forecast down 14 percent for 2021-22
The initial 2021-22 California Navel orange forecast is 70.0 million cartons, down 14% from the previous year, according to a report by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).
September 17 , 2021
